You remember these glasses from your last trip to #France, I guess.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

You remember these glasses from your last trip to #France, I guess. Here’s the interesting story: Duralex, the manufacturer, was heading for liquidation. Investors that wanted to buy it existed, but they wanted to fire a lot of employees. So the court agreed to a different solution: create a cooperative, make Duralex workers owned. Now give them a hand and buy their glasses instead of the typical IKEA stuff, ok? https://eu.duralex.com/en-eu/collections/all-our-products

#Duralex #cooperative #WorkersUnited

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

More context on Duralex and the cooperative solution at https://www.glass-international.com/news/duralex-employees-to-takeover-emblematic-glass-manufacturer

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

I just bought a bunch of their square food containers. Glass is superior to plastics, IMHO, and their glass containers are actually cheaper than some influencer-hyped plastic food prep stuff, so that’s a no-brainer to me

MusiqueNow :newpride: ✡️ 🇵🇸

@jwildeboer

They're now a coop? Cool! I love Duralex glassware! Now, I'll buy more of it!

:anarchoheart3: :anqueer_flag:

xirah

@jwildeboer They don't deliver to although, technically speaking, it's definitely in the "geographical area". 🥺

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@frauxirah #ThanksEU

xirah

@jwildeboer Must look out for shops that carry them. And I think they should consider purchising power...

Steve Canon

@jwildeboer @dascandy the basic problem with duralex as a business in capitalism is that their products last forever so you don’t ever need to replace them.

Knitting Dyke :ivoted:

@jwildeboer I've been having a hard time finding good juice glasses, like 6 oz. These are lovely, and come in many sizes. AND ship to the US for not much more than you'd pay for something shipped from here. They're reasonably priced too.

Jules 🍺

@frauxirah @jwildeboer
Sigh! Not the UK, what a surprise

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@njeanneburns Or simply go to https://www.duralexusa.com/

Jay

@jwildeboer I bought a set of these glasses many years ago and love them deeply. These are what glasses are supposed to be.

I am Jack's Lost 404

@jwildeboer

Are these the mythical unbreakable glasses I've been hearing about?!?

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@float13 They are definitely not unbreakable, I can tell from personal experience But they don't break that easy, due to being tempered.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

Why square? Because they are a good compromise between storage space used v content storage offered. Round is definitely more pretty on the table, though.

xirah

@julesbl @jwildeboer Yeah, and both our countries have but themselves to blame with some astounding voting behaviour. Not that this makes it any better for the people that voted differently. 🥹

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@frauxirah @julesbl You “just” need to get Migros (CH) or Wayfair (UK) to add Duralex to their online shops …

xirah

@jwildeboer @julesbl Oh, yes if course! Why didn't I think of that, easy peasy. I'll email them right away! 🥰
Or, preferably: next holiday in France is just a TGV away.

raspberryswirl

@jwildeboer :rainbow_heart: is this chemical hardened glass? i am looking for that

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@frauxirah or ski with an empty backpack across the border and fill it up Sorry, @julesbl that that won’t be an option for you. But you could take the Eurostar …